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==Overview==
Torchbearers were first created early during the muster of the [[Indomitus Crusade]] on [[Terra]] and were typically comprised of small, fast, heavily armed craft, garrisoned with a mixture of [[Silent Sisters]], [[Emissaries Imperatus]] [[Adeptus Custodes|Custodes]], and [[Greyshield]] [[Primaris]] of the Chapter to be reinforced. These escorts ensured that their precious cargo reached its destination regardless of threats and impediments and was put swiftly to use by its recipients. {{Fn|1}} {{CMS}}Due to their highly important nature,{{CME}} the Torchbearer fleets were kept secret from the wider Imperium and dispatched under the highest [[Imperial Clearance System|clearance]] levels.{{Fn|3a}}
Many Torchbearer task forces were assigned to Chapters located in distant locations from Terra, were within the [[Dark Imperium]] or else too mobile in nature, for the main thrust of the Indomitus Crusade Fleets to reach. Torchbearers assigned to these Chapters employed every asset that might lend them speed and efficacy. These included, multiple cadres of Silent Sisters, whose presence quelled the most ferocious of [[Warp Storm]]s and aided the task forces in weathering an often-desperate passage to the Dark Imperium, through the madness of the[[Great Rift]]. Some further augmented their ranks with [[Rogue Traders]], whose ships and knowledge of hidden routes were invaluable, as well as potent [[Astropath]]s, to aid in making contact with their quarry, and [[Brotherhood (Grey Knights)|Brotherhood]]s of [[Grey Knights]] to stave off attacks by [[Daemon]]s.{{Fn|1}}
A known battle of the Torchbearers is the [[War of the Spider]].{{Fn|2}}
==Naming Conventions==
When [[Roboute Guilliman]] was planning the Torchbearers, he reasoned it was better to lack a standardised naming convention across them to reduce unwelcome attention to the highly secretive project. This led to many different names decided by the fleet commanders, such as [[Task Force Hopelight]], or the blatant [[Torchbearer Task Force White Sentinels]], named after their [[White Sentinels|target Chapter]].{{Fn|3a}}
==Known Torchbearer Fleets==
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